EPP must stop fanning the flames of climate catastrophe
MEPs will vote on whether to use the urgency procedure for the Commission’s proposal to delay the application of the EU’s flagship regulation on preventing deforestation in supply chains. At the start of October, the Commission announced a postponement of the implementation of this important regulation by 12 months. The law, which lays d…
Diana Riba MEP Calls for End to Outsourcing Migration Responsibilities and Urges for Human Rights-Based Policy
EFA Group President Diana Riba i Giner delivered a powerful speech today, addressing the recent endorsement by Ursula von der Leyen of Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to relocate migrants to Albania, as well as the European Union's continued reliance on external countries, such as Turkey and Morocco, to manage its border controls.
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Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout present the Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session and the latest developments of the European news
Freedom for Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and all political prisoners
Members of the European Parliament are debating the persecution of opposition figures, journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku in November. President Ilham Aliyev finances his dictatorship with the sale of fossil fuels.
GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the debate on recent events concerning migration, the Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia, deforestation and many more.
This week, MEPs debated a range of issues, including the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council, the Middle East, the car industry, gender-based violence in Europe, the housing crisis and taxing the super-rich to reduce inequalities.
Violations of rule of law, democracy & fundamental rights must be met with zero tolerance
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán will address MEPs during the plenary session in Strasbourg, to present the priorities of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The Greens/EFA Group opposed inviting the Hungarian PM to the plenary and providing him a platform to spread disinformation and undermine European unity.
Marzà makes an urgent call for housing reform in Europe.
EFA MEP Vicent Marzà, delivered a strong speech during the plenary debate about the urgent need for housing reform in Europe.
The Valencian MEP highlighted the growing crisis faced by many individuals and families struggling to secure affordable housing, while simultaneously exposing the alarming number of vacant properties across the c…
Chinese car tariffs not enough - EU needs massive industrial investments
Members of the European Parliament will debate the Council's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. For the Greens/EFA, "to guarantee European jobs, this firm approach on Chinese imports needs to go hand in hand with green industrial policy that ensures participation and wellbeing of workers".
Ana Miranda: "Europe must act now. We need to stop Netanyahu’s government on its track."
EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in a plenary debate on the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
As the world watches in horror, the crisis in Gaza and Lebanon continues to escalate, with devastating consequences for civilian populations. MEP Miranda highlighted that 6% of Gaza’s population has been killed, nearly 2 million people d…
